# Date square

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{{Short description|Canadian date cookie}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name             = Date squares
| image            = Date Squares.jpg
| image_size       = 250px
| caption          = 
| alternate_name   = Matrimonial cake, date crumbles
| country          = [Canada](/source/Canada)
| region           = 
| creator          = 
| course           = 
| type             = [Dessert](/source/Dessert)
| served           = 
| main_ingredient  = [Dates](/source/Phoenix_dactylifera), [oatmeal](/source/oatmeal)
| variations       = [Partridgeberry](/source/Vaccinium_vitis-idaea) squares
| calories         = 
| other            = 
}}
{{Canadian cuisine}}
A '''date square''' is a [Canadian](/source/Canadian_cuisine) [dessert](/source/dessert) or bar cookie made of cooked [dates](/source/Phoenix_dactylifera) with an [oatmeal](/source/oatmeal) crumb topping.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chatelaine.com/recipe/desserts/date-squares-recipe/|title=Old-fashioned date squares}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://southernfood.about.com/od/dessertrecipe1/r/bl11209a.htm|title=Best Ever Date Bars With Crumbly Oat Crust|publisher=|access-date=2008-07-09|archive-date=2010-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112085042/http://southernfood.about.com/od/dessertrecipe1/r/bl11209a.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the western provinces it is known as matrimonial cake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2008/07/matrimonial-cake.html|title=Matrimonial Cake}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://apps.plotandscatter.com:8080/dchp2/Entries/view/matrimonial%252520cake|title=Matrimonial Cake}}</ref> In [Eastern Canada](/source/Eastern_Canada), it can also be known as date crumbles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockrecipes.com/newfoundland-date-crumbles/|title=Date Crumbles|date=4 October 2007}}</ref> It is often found in [coffee shop](/source/caf%C3%A9)s as a sweet snack food. Sometimes nuts are added to the base layer or crumb topping, or other alterations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starbucks.com/menu/food/bakery/blueberry-oat-bar|title=Starbucks Blueberry Oat Bars}}</ref> There can also be candied peel added to the date [stuffing](/source/stuffing) for a contrasting {{linktext|texture}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1710,158191-255204,00.html|title=Date And Nut Squares - Recipe - Cooks.com|first=The FOURnet Information|last=Network|website=www.cooks.com}}</ref>

==History==
The date square is known as a traditional dish of [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lordbyronskitchen.com/newfoundland-date-squares/|title=Newfoundland Date Squares|date=3 February 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [List of desserts](/source/List_of_desserts)
* [Canadian cuisine](/source/Canadian_cuisine)
* [List of cakes](/source/List_of_cakes)
* {{portal-inline|Food}}

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Date Square}}
Category:Canadian desserts
Category:Cuisine of Newfoundland and Labrador
Category:Date desserts

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